Window-tent.



No. 973,971y

W. E. WALSH. WINDOW TENT. APPLICATION FILED IBB. 5, 1907.

PATENTED DIEU. 17, 1907.

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W. WALSH. WINDOW TENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5, 190.7"E

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Tov all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM E.'WAL'sn,fa citizen of the'United States, residing at Morris, in -the county of Grundy and" State -of Illinois, yhave invented certain new'and use ful `Im rovements in Window-Tents; of which thefo owiiigisa specification.

The l resentinvention `rel tes `to'window tenta-oi) No; 840,976,0f January 8,1907, .which have' for their object to provide means for su ply` cte ases 'oa Ls iniilar' ing-freshairtothel of persons cial effects offres air suppllied to the'jlung's duringsleep-'and-without 't e inconvenience The tent`of vthe presentin'ventionisadapt- 1 ed'to' have the patrents head inserted into an o ening in the tent"box,leaving the body of to t e'cold air-from out of doors. v The dev ie' las a whole is adapted, to*` be inserted t o tilating shaft leading from' the fexteriorof the house to th'e interior o f the room.

The present invention, moreovelg'relatesl to the construction 'of the 'frame-work which enables'the interior or box portion of the tent to Vbe swung to ydifferent angles with respect to the window to accommodate 'diiferen't conditions'within the room. In some cases it is impossible to position the patient s bed di` rectly alongside of the window,'in which case itbecomes necessary to swing the box to different angles with res dect to the framework inserted and held Wit the swi'nd'ow.l The present invention provides means fore:- mitting this swinging or hinging action o the box and'thereby permits the tent to be used' under conditions which would prevent the using ofa tent not thus constructed. f

In thedrawings Figure 1 is v"a erspective View of the framework of the pre erred form ofl tent, showing in dotted lines the position of the' canvas cover; Fi 2 a top or plan view of the same, showing t e coverin in osition; Fig. -3 a top edge view'f'of a mo iie st yle of ose -view of the bracket of Fig. 5; Fi. tion ofthe bracket of Fig. 5 ,an

framework in c d position; Fig. 4 a similar view-showing one section of the frame moved to'an angle Withrespec'; to the other; Fig. 5 a side 'elevation ofa second modification' of the frame work; Fig-6a top 'or lan view of the same, showing the cover; 1g. `7 a plan 9 aseo,-

Specication of Patent. Appnation inea rem, 5. 1907. Serin No. 355.917;-

.tional View through the vmethodof regulat' In the fpreferre the genera-l styleA shownin 'Patent ugh a -window and forms in veffect a ven-V 8 an eleva.-y

the curtain. form `ofconstruction illustrated 1n Figs. 11 and 2 the tent is provided with a frame work' consistili of aree# ta ular fixed section9 a a simi ar hinged is provided'with side rails 11, a to cross rail 12,l and 4a bottom -cross rall 13. he hinged section likewise comprises side rails 14, a top ratnteunec. 'irneo'li frame 'showing l a feo sect1on 10, each section bemgin the fornik of f an open frame-work; and theixed section 9 cross-rail .15, andfabottom'cross-rail 16.

Tlieiie'd and` movable frame sections 'are connected together byfm'eans of lazy tongs 17, the forward end sectionsof whichare pro- -videdwith sleeves' 1 8l which are slidably mounted on rods .19 extending 'from top to bottom of the'fixed frame section neanthe I side rails thereof. The rear sections of, fthe 'lazy tongs are likewise provided with sleeves 2 0 slidably mounted upon rods 21 which extendfrom top to bottom of the'movable or. hinged frame sectlon near ythe Aside rails thereof. This arrangement permits `thefmovable or hinged frame section to. be swung-to any'suitable angle with respect tothe .fixed frame section, o'r to beretracted al plane parallel therewith.

The movable frame section has'lsecured thereto a wire bracket 22 which comprises tals diagonallyl extending side portions 23 c each having a loop 24, the rear ends of which side portions are connected by means of across ra1l25. Thls W1re brac et, 1n connectlon with lthe movable frame section,l affordsa support for the tent box 26 which is formed of canvas of similarmateriali- The construc-ktion of the canvas 4box yis particularly described inmy Patent No. 840,976, and it is not deemed necessary to enterintoa detailed The space occupied by description thereof.' the lazy tongs, between the fixed and mov* able frame sections', is covered bya section of bellows-folded fabric 27 which 'permitsof expansion in eitherdirection. A

he fixed frame section is providedwi'tha forwardly extending hinged bracket 2 8which' ,c serves as a support fora canopy 29, and the surplus window space is adapted to be closed by means lof vexterior side curtains 30 mounted 'upon an extensible frame-work 31` of the character shown 1n my patent above referred to. It is not deemed necessary to give 'a more detailed description of these features of lthe tent for the reason that they are inall re- .spects Asimilar to those described in myjprior patent, the present invention relating en- .tirely -to the method of connecting the sections vof the frame-work.

connecting the fixed and'movable sections of the frame-work, is shown a connection comprising hinge sections 32 and 33, the former of which is secured tothe fixed section, 9 and the latter'of'which is securedy to the movable or hinged section 10. The hingel sections are duplicated: .on each side of theframe, and the sections are hinged together by means of the .'pintlej-rods34, either of which can Ibe removedto permit vthe lmovable section of; the frame'to be swung outwardly in the-'desired direction, as indicated in Fig. `4.v In v'constructing the tent. in the manner shown in 37Wl1i0 v side rails andis hinged theretf at'its ends -to'ipermit the Figs. 3 'and .4, the remaining features of the Y tent are precisely similar to those hitherto described. j j

vInFigs. '5, 6 and 8 is shown a second modification in which the lar frame section is dispensed with and the wire bracket is secured directly to the Afixed frame section, which, in vthis modiiication, is indicated by. they numeral 35.. 4The wire bracket com rises side rails 36'fand a cross lli) latter is formed separate from .arts to be swungito different Y angles. fThe orward ends of thefsiderails -alfe entered into sockets 38, eachsocketfbeing provided withal at disk-shaped tongue 39 which coperates with asimilar tongue, 40

outwardly ,extending from .a clutch section Y 41. lTl'1 e"disk'shaped tongues lie in facial contact with one another .and are held. together by means of a thumb screw 42 which permits the socket to'be turned to different angles of elevation with respect to Vthe yclutch section. The clutch section. 41, which may be termed the movable clutch section, cooperates with a fixed l'clutch section 43 v formed integrally with and outwardly .pro-

jecting from 'a plate 44 secured to the lower corner of the frame .35. This arrangement permits the side bars or arms of the bracket to be individually turned to diii'erent anglesA with respect to the iixed frame, and therey after clamped by means of a thumb screw 45,

which serves to clamp the two clutch sections together. The bracket 36 is vcovered by means of a covering 46 of suitable fabric which is suliciently long to permit of con'- siderable movement of the bracket without binding or stretching. The remaining features of the tent of Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are similar to those hitherto described, and to `the tent described in mypatent previously referred to.

Fig. 9 illustrates a curtain 47 which may be secured to the ramefof either form of con. struction'fand'is adapted to be raised and lowered by means of an endless cord 48 which passes through upper and lower eyemovable'rectangulets 49, to which cord the curtain is attached. This permits the patient to regulate the adl 'mission of air to the box of the tent by rais- In Figs.v 3 and 4, in place of lazy tongs for' 'andl the extensible cur-- ,after lwhich the window 4 frame in place. The box ortion of the tent can thereafter be adjuste toeany desired an.

gle or retracted to extend to any suitable distance into the room. to. accommodate the conditions of use. Inl using `the tent-illustrated in'Figs. 1 and Zthelazy tongs can be extended onether. side by merely pulling the box around in the desired direction .and

.Without vfurther manipulation. lIn the"y form of construction shown in Fig. 3, it will bev necessary to remove one of the pintle rods in order. to permit the box to be swung-in the desired direction; and in the construction of Figs.' 5, 6, 7 andS adjustment of' the clutch sections is necessary. All of the different forms of construction, however, permit the box to be ,swung romside order tofacommodate the conditions within the room What lregard` as new and desireto secureA by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the classI described, a frame adapted to be held within-a window, a canopy portion .outwardly projecting from to side'in theframe, and a box portion secured to the.v

frame and adapted to be swung atdil'erent angles with respect thereto, substantially as described. y v

2. In a device of the classl described, the combination'of a fixed frame, a canopy por- -tion outwardly projecting from the fixed frame, va supporting bracket adjustably mounted with respect tothe fixed frame, and a box jportionfcarried by the bracket and adapted4 to'be swung at different angles with respect to. the fixed frame, substantiallyy as describedg' v3. va deviceof the class described, the combinationof a iixed frame 'and a movable frame, a canopy secured 'to-the fixed frame, a box secured to the movable frame, and an adjustable connection between thev two frames for permitting the box to be swung at different angles, and a lexible covering for the connection, substantially as described.

4. Ina `device of theI class described, the combination oi"l a frame adapted to be held within a Window, a bracket connected with the frame and adjustable to dierent angles with respect thereto, and a box carried by the bracket, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the classdescribed, the

combination of a fixed frame, a movable frame, a lazy tong connection between the two frames, a lexlble coverm between the two frames, and a box carrie by the mov# able frame 'and adjustable to diiferent angles with respect to the fixed frame, substantially as descrlbed. 4

`6. In a 'device of the class described, the

combinationv of a fixed frame, a movable frame, aylazy tong connection between the twoframes, a fiexlble covering between the two frames, a box carried by the movable frame and adjustable-to different angles with respect to the iixedframe, and a canopy sc cured to the fixed frame, substantially as de scribed.y 7. In a.d evice of the class described, the

combination of ai fixed frame, acano'pyout-- wardly projecting therefrom, Va movable.

frame', y.a bracket secured to themovabley frame, a boxshaped covering of fabric secured at its forward edges to the movable frame and held' distendedlby the bracket,

lazy tong connections between the fixed and lmovable frames, anda bellows-folded covering between the two frames, substantially as described.

. 8. In a device of the class described, tile combination of a frame,a box-shaped cover-v ing) secured at its forward edges to the frame, a racket for supporting the covering, said bracket comprising side arms and aconnecting cross arm, and adjustable. clutch connections between -the forward ends of the side arms and the frame for permitting the box to'be swungto different angles with re- 

